Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf

Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf (Urdu: سید محمد مجطر اشرُف, Hindi: सैयद मोहम्मद मुख्तार अशरफ़) (born on 4 August 1916 CE; 4 Shawwal 1334 AH) well known as Sarkar E Kalan (Urdu: سرقرے کلا, Hindi: सरकार ए कला) [2] or Shaikh ul Mashaikh (Urdu: شیخول مشائخ, Hindi: शैखुल मशाईख) was an Indian Sufi saint, spiritual leader, Islamic Scholar of Ahle Sunnah of the Ashrafi sufi order from Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a descendant and Sajjada nashin of Dargah Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Sufi Order.[3][4][5][6] Syed died on 21 November 1996 in Ashrafpur Kichhauchha and was buried near dargah of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.

Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf
سید محمّد مختار اشرف
Sufi Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf.
TitleSarkar E Kalan
Shaikh ul Mashaikh
Other namesAale Qutub
Personal
Born
Mukhtar Ashraf

4th August 1916 [1]
Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died21 November 1996
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
ChildrenSyed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf
RegionUttar Pradesh
DenominationAshraf
Sunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Main interest(s)Sufism
TariqaAshrafi
Chistiya
Quadriya
Other namesAale Qutub
OccupationIslamic Scholar
Muslim leader
Disciple ofSyed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf
ChildrenSyed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf
Parent(s)
  • Syed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf (father)
Family38th descendant of Prophet Muhammed

Early life

Syed was born on 4 August 1916 CE, according to Islamic calendar he was born on 4 Shawwal 1334 AH in Kichhauchha Sharif. He was the son of Sufi Syed Ahmed Ashraf and descendent to Sufi saint Sultan Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Movement.[1]

Education

He completed his primary Islamic education at Kichhauchha Sharif after he began learning Dars-i Nizami from Maulana Imaduddin Wasi Ahmad Sasarami, Maulana Abdur Rashid Nagpuri and Hazrat Maulana Naimuddin Moradabadi.

Succesoor

His grandfather Aala Hazrat Ashrafi Miyan nominated him as his Vali Ahad and Spiritual successor at Khanqahe Ashrafia Hasania, Kichhauchha Sharif on the occasion of Arbaʽeen of his deceased son Syed Ahmed Ashraf.[7]

Shrine and Urs

His shrine is located near Tomb (dargah) of Sufi saint, Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of Ashrafi sufi order at Kichhauchha Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. His Urs (demise anniversary) is commemorated on 9 Rajab and visited millions of devotees every year in Kichhauchha Sharif.[8]

References
  1. "Sarkar-e-Kalan Hazrat Mawlana Syed Mukhtar Ashraf r.a". August 1, 2018.
  2. "Sarkar Kalan Syed Mukhtar Ashraf Ashrafi Kichhauchhawi Numbar". www.archive.org.
  3. "Syed Mukhtar Ashraf". www.geni.com.
  4. "The Sufi Sheikh and head of Ghousul Alam Mehboob e Yazdani Sayyid Sultan Makhdoom Ashraf Jehangir Simnani shrine of Kichocha Shareef has departed this life, may his mystery be sanctified". www.islamicpluralism.org.
  5. "IEC BOLTON". www.iecbolton.
  6. "Faizan e Syed Mukhtar Ashraf Sarkar e Kala". www.invidiou.sh.
  7. "The Sufi Sheikh and head of Ghousul Alam Mehboob e Yazdani Sayyid Sultan Makhdoom Ashraf Jehangir Simnani shrine of Kichocha Shareef has departed this life, may his mystery be sanctified :: Center for Islamic Pluralism". www.islamicpluralism.org.
  8. "Important Dates – Usmani Mosque".
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